The Ancient Art of Growing Old
Download or Read eBook The Ancient Art of Growing Old PDF written by Tom Payne and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Tom Payne |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2015-03-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781448130016 |
ISBN-13 | : 1448130018 |
Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Ancient Art of Growing Old by : Tom Payne
Book excerpt: Bette Davis said ‘Old age ain’t no place for sissies’. If that’s true, we could all use a little help as we approach our twilight years. Translator Tom Payne turns to Ovid, Seneca, Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Aristophanes to discover invigorating counsel on mental decline, medicine, late love affairs, death and legacy. This lively tour of ancient attitudes to ageing, supplemented by a translation of Cicero’s ‘On Old Age’, reveals the true art of growing old gracefully.